Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
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Stray cats have wreaked havoc in communities across the nation and Kimball is no exception. A public outcry for a solution is being addressed by the City of Kimball, though there are no regulations or ordinances pertaining to cats. According to Community Service Officer Tami Rutt, the City of Kimball has two live traps available for residents to check out, free of charge, for 10-day periods. Cats that are trapped can be taken to willing land owners outside of city limits who may want extra barn cats to curtail rodent activity. With this...
Kimball and Banner Counties will be celebrating 100 years of Blue Jeans and Family Dreams during the 2018 Kimball-Banner County Fair, August 6 – 14. As in years past, the fair will begin with the Fashion Revue and clothing judging at the 4-H building at 9 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 6. Youth will strut their stuff across the stage, showing off their handiwork in sewing, decorating, accessories and even shopping. Members of area 4-H clubs will also begin a pre-fair clean up at 5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 6, at the Kimball-Banner County fair grounds in a...
Kimball Public Schools hired a new superintendent, Dr. Elizabeth Owens, formerly of Virginia. Her ancestors have been in Virginia for over 400 years. After growing up on a farm near the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia, Dr. Owens stayed close to home, working for the Virginia Department of Education in the Office of School Improvement, where she provided technical assistance to school districts to increase student achievement. She was also superintedent of Grayson County Public Schools, also...
According to Kimball County Commissioner, Daria Anderson-Faden, the Kimball County Manor announced the opening of two new spas, anyone can call and make an appointment for a low cost. A public hearing was held to receive comments for or against a conditional use permit application from Ray Freeburg (Travis Freeburg) to request approval for mining excavation in Section 31, Township 16 North, Range 58 West, Kimball County. Travis Freeburg attended the hearing to elaborate on the permit request. According to Freeburg the application for mining...
Jump Start to the School Year, is now underway at Kimball Public Schools. The summer school session started Monday, July, 23 for students enrolled in Kindergarten through eighth grade. “We moved summer school until later this year for more of a jump start into the school year,” said Jamie Soper, Kimball Public School’s Director of Special Services. “We do send out recommendations at the end of the school year to some parents, but this is open to all students.” Focused on math and reading, this two-week kickstart can help students get back in t...
As the City of Kimball prepares to chip seal more than 20,000 square yards of Kimball streets, they considered the local snow removal plan for the coming winter. As far as chip sealing local streets, council approved sealing 10 blocks as opposed to the 14 they did last year, at their regular meeting on Tuesday, July 17. Streets to be sealed include Burg and Webster, though the original plan included Howard Street as well. The sole bid came from TopKote, the same business that has done the job for the city in the past, at a cost of $3.25 per...
Don R. Yung, age 78 of Kimball, NE passed away at his home surrounded by family after a short battle with cancer on Friday, July 20, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, July 24th in the Kimball Event Center with Leroy Sandford, Darla Fisher and Sheila Miller officiating. Services will conclude at the Event Center, with lunch to follow. Private family inurnment will be in the Kimball Cemetery at a later date. There will be no public visitation or viewing. You may view Don’s Book of Memories, leave condolences, photos a...
Kimball School’s instrumental music teacher, Kristi Hiles-Smith, requested a new set of timpani, the kettle-like drums in progressive sizes. “The timpani that we have are over 40 years old, so I thought that it is perhaps time that we try to upgrade those,” Hiles-Smith said. “There are issues with keeping them tuned and have them work the way they are meant to work.” Along with the request, made at the July 16 Board of Education meeting, Hiles-Smith provided three quotes for the equipment and requested $2,000 from the Kimball School Foundatio...
Kimball High School Cheer team received a Superior trophy for their tremendous skill and attitude while competing against more than 200 cheerleaders at a camp, held in Fort Collins, Colo., last week. According to head coach Tiffani Dea, positive attitudes are not uncommon in this team, as all the teammates smile often and will support one another through both physical and mental challenges. The current team has been together just since the end of last school year, having completed tryouts in...
Stars and Stripes Championship Tramp and Tumbling was held in Reno, Nevada this past weekend with one of your local Kimball young ladies competing. Thirteen year-old Jayden Paxton of Kimball had her first season of competition and ended on a huge high note. Winning first in the floor competition, second in tramp and fourth in double mini, at the State competition in Longmont, Colorado, Paxton earned her ticket to Las Vegas, Nevada for the Regional competition in May, taking home first in tramp,...
I promised you readers a final story on Dillon Wise and his second day at the Ambassador Junior Golf Tournament held in North Platte, but things didn’t end so well for Dillon. After sitting in 2nd place after the first day of play with his round of 76, Dillon experienced a fate that almost all golfers experience at sometime in their careers, he hit the wrong ball out in the fairway and the result would take him out of contention for honors. A memorable experience, but one Dillon would just as soon forget, I am sure. --------...